Abstract
This study examined the influence of cartoon strips as instructional medium on the academic performance of secondary school students in Cross River State. The instrument used was a structured Achievement Test in Fine Arts (SATFA). The sample used consisted of 46 Junior Secondary School two students. SATFA was analyzed using the independent t-test, because the control and experimental groups were equivalent before the experiment. Result obtained from this study led to the rejection of the null hypothesis, because cartoon strips as an instructional medium impacted on the academic performance of students. From this result a few recommendations were made to include the innovative use of cartoon strips as an instructional medium in secondary schools.
Highlights
Instructional media is an essential part of conveying knowledge in learning situations
This study examined the influence of cartoon strips as instructional medium on the academic performance of secondary school students in Cross River State
Could cartoon strip fill in the gap of drawing interest and fun to any lesson for children at the Junior Secondary School level? cartoon strips is been introduced as an instructional medium and a method of teaching, there are other forms of instructional media and methods of teaching
Summary
Instructional media is an essential part of conveying knowledge in learning situations. Ajayi – Dopemu (1991) says that teachers have been known to quite frequently choose instructional media with physical appeal to the teacher without due consideration either for the needs of the leaner or demand of the subject This could be an impediment to learning. One way of achieving the objectives of a lesson is by choosing appropriate teaching techniques or methods that would include the right instructional medium that attracts interest and bring fun to learning. These twin facts of drawing interest and fun to a lesson pulled the researcher into applying cartoon strips as an instructional medium and as a method of teaching.
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